Racist Boycotts and the First Demerit

There's no question that President Obama has changed the world. He's been progressive and outspoken and brilliant in so many ways, but I have to give him his first demerit for boycotting the U.N. conference on racism.



Of all things Obama could boycott, it would seem that racism would be near the bottom of the list. It's a bit ironic, to be truthful. However, the US government decided to back out because of the criticism of Israel. I don't condone anti-Semitism by any means, but let's be honest... Israel is being a bully. And if Hamas pushes back in any way, they're only met out by the bike rack after school with brass knuckles, a butterfly knife and the support of the school board. Establishing a Jewish state is not racist. Establishing a Jewish state by force and hurting others in the process is. Hamas is far from innocent, but you get the point.

To decide not to attend based on one or two issues is pretty disgusting. There are a lot more issues that need to be tackled in the developing world, Mr. President. I understand that some people will attend who are clearly whackjobs... *cough*Ahmadinejad*cough*... but does that mean we avoid the topic of racism completely? No.